Robot model

Vocera Badge

A hands-free, wearable, voice-activated Wi-Fi communication device for healthcare environments.

Manufacturer: Vocera Communications
Form factor: other
Maturity: production
Lifecycle: active

Overview

A hands-free, wearable, voice-activated Wi-Fi communication device for healthcare environments. Connects clinicians by name, role, or group broadcast, enabling instant communication without pagers or phones. First shipped in 2002 as the B1000 model.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 1 source, view all

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Vocera Badge. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJul 30, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Incident recordedApr 22, 2019
Vocera Badge auto-acknowledged second critical alarm notification when two arrived within...

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2019.

moderate: 1

Most recent: Apr 2019

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting Vocera Badge (1)

Vocera Badge auto-acknowledged second critical alarm notification when two arrived within seconds, leaving nurse unaware of second patient's desaturation2019-04-22 · Malfunction

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Sources (1)

Vocera Badge · https://vocera.stryker.com/s/product-hub/vocera-badge?language=en_US

Common questions

What is Vocera Badge?

How much does Vocera Badge cost?

Vocera Badge's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Vocera Badge from Vocera Communications. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Vocera Badge actually deployed in the real world?

Vocera Badge is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

Who makes Vocera Badge?

Vocera Badge is made by Vocera Communications, based in San Jose, CA, founded in 2000.

Can you buy Vocera Badge?

Vocera Badge is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

What are alternatives to Vocera Badge?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Vocera Badge include Taurob Inspector, TerraFirma Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment, Clean Water Pathfinder, Forge.

How does Vocera Badge compare to Taurob Inspector?

Vocera Badge and Taurob Inspector (Taurob · 3 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Vocera Badge has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

What is Vocera Badge's maturity stage?

Vocera Badge is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.

Where is Vocera Badge deployed?

No verified deployments of Vocera Badge are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is Vocera Badge safe?

Vocera Badge has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2019. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-30

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-30

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.